Concho Lake facts for kids
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Concho Lake- Concho Valley
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Location | Apache County, Arizona |
Coordinates | 34°26′35.37″N 109°37′40.57″W / 34.4431583°N 109.6279361°W |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 60 acres (24 ha) |
Average depth | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
Surface elevation | 6,300 ft (1,900 m) |
Concho Lake is an irrigation reservoir situated in the town of Concho, in the eastern Arizona grasslands at 6,300 feet (1,900 m). Much of the surrounding land is privately owned; the rest is owned by the Bureau of Land Management, but is managed for sport fisheries and wildlife resources by the Arizona Game and Fish.
Description
Concho Lake is a small, shallow, weedy lake. It has 60 acres (24 ha) with a maximum depth of 16 feet (4.9 m) and an average depth of 6 feet (1.8 m). A small watershed and nearby spring feed the lake. Following current management plans, the Arizona Game and Fish stocks catchable-sized rainbow trout during spring months. Green sunfish and an occasional largemouth bass also occur at this lake. The lake gets drawn down considerably in the summer for irrigation.